DCCOR: Fibre Channel & Storage Networking

In this course you;ll learn about key aspects of Fibre Channel the communication protocol of the Storage Area Network. You;ll examine how to bundle your Fibre Channel ports together in order to take advantage of the increased bandwidth and the redundancy that this delivers. Next you;ll explore the unique qualities of Fibre Channel and the very important switch fabric initialization process that must take place in the SAN. You;ll move on to learn about how Virtual SANs in the Storage Area Network permit you to define logical groupings of devices that can assist with management and security. You;ll learn how Fibre Channel over Ethernet permits the merging of the LAN and SAN as well as the basics of Network File System and Network Attached Storage systems. Finally you;ll explore important concepts for monitoring and performing software upgrades on Cisco MDS devices. This course is one in a collection that helps prepare learners for the 350-601 Implementing Cisco Data Center Core Technologies (DCCOR) certification exam.